dilatory

ˈdɪlətɔːri

Definition

Definition of dilatory - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

intentional delay

Rare

intentionally causing delay or wasting time

Rare

The committee's dilatory tactics frustrated everyone.

procrastinating

tardy

time

Rare

slow or tardy in action or response

Rare

His dilatory approach to work annoyed his boss.

lagging

procrastinating

tardy

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Expressions with dilatory

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dilatory plea

legal strategy delaying court proceedings

The lawyer filed a dilatory plea to postpone the trial.

dilatory motion

parliamentary proposal used mainly to stall or hinder decision on business

The speaker ruled the senator's dilatory motion out of order.

Origin of dilatory

Latin, dilatorius (delaying)

Examples of dilatory in a sentence

The lawyer's dilatory approach annoyed the judge.
Her dilatory tactics delayed the project significantly.
The committee was frustrated by his dilatory responses.

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French:dilatoire, lent, ...
German:verzögernd, langsam, ...
Italian:procrastinatori, dilatorio, ...
Spanish:dilatorio, lento, ...
Portuguese:dilatório, lento, ...
Chinese:拖延的, 拖拉的, ...
Japanese:遅延の, 遅い, ...
Arabic:مُسَوِّف, مُتَلَكِّئ, ...
Hebrew:מְעַכֵּב, אִטִּי, ...
Russian:медлительный, запоздалый, ...
Ukrainian:затягувальний, повільний, ...
Hindi:विलंबकारी, धीमा, ...
Bengali:ইচ্ছাকৃত বিলম্বকারী, ধীরগতি, ...
Catalan:dilatòri, dilatori, ...
Czech:obstrukční, liknavý, ...
Danish:forsinkende, langsom, ...
Dutch:vertraagd, traag, ...
Greek:καθυστερητικός, βραδυκίνητος, ...
Hungarian:halogató, késlekedő, ...
Khmer:ពន្យារពេលដោយចេតនា, យឺតយ៉ាវ, ...
Korean:지연시키는, 느린, ...
Persian:تاخیری, کند, ...
Polish:opóźniający, ociągający się, ...
Portuguese (BR):dilatório, lento, ...
Romanian:dilatoriu, întârziat, ...
Swedish:förhalande, sen, ...
Thai:ล่าช้าโดยเจตนา, ช้า, ...
Turkish:kasıtlı gecikme, gecikmeli, ...
Vietnamese:câu giờ, chậm trễ, ...

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